15/03/2015
Nearly all of the infants with confirmed cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome identified in three Florida hospitals during a 2-year period had documented in utero opioid exposure. Yet only 10% of their mothers received or were referred for drug addiction rehabilitation or counseling at the time of their infants' birth.
Surveillance data from three Florida hospitals identified 242 babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome during a 2-year period.